Biden announces blanket pardon for his brother James, burying family influence-peddling probe for good

President Biden issued a blanket pardon for his brother James Biden, effectively burying the final details of a more than five-year probe into the first family’s influence peddling to save them from possible repercussions under the incoming Trump administration.

Congressional Republicans subpoenaed James Biden, 75, along with first son Hunter Biden, 54, in 2023 to investigate their involvement in the family’s domestic and foreign business dealings — after evidence emerged that both men repeatedly involved Joe Biden in their lucrative relationships.

The president on Dec. 1 issued an unprecedented pardon spanning 11 years his son — with the clemency stretching back to 2014 when Hunter Biden joined the board of Ukrainian gas giant Burisma Holdings, heading off sentencing on gun and tax evasion charges as well as potential additional charges.

James Biden, unlike his nephew, has not been charged with committing any federal crimes, though his conduct was actively investigated by House Republicans and the press.

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